TABLE 1. Comparative measurements (in mm) of Miminipossum notioplanetes sp. nov. specimens from the Two Trees (Queensland) and Kutjamarpu (South Australia) Local Faunas.
Length M1 | Maximum width M1 | Maximum height M 1 | |
QM F57950 | 1.95 | 1.47 | 1.97 |
SAM P49184 | 1.94 | 1.45 | 1.85 |
Length P3 | Maximum width P3 | Dent. depth below M1 | |
QM 57590 | 1.63 | 1.42 | 3.95 |
SAM P49184 | 1.55 | 1.44 | 4.10 |
Length P2 | Maximum width P2 | ||
QM 57590 | 1.01 | 0.81 |
TABLE 2. Mammal species shared between the Kutjamarpu Local Fauna of central Australia and faunal assemblages in Riversleigh Faunal Zones. Faunal Zone A (FZ A) = Late Oligocene. Faunal Zone B (FZ B) = Early Miocene. Faunal Zone C (FZ C) = Middle Miocene. Faunal Zone D (FZ D = late Middle or early Late Miocene.
Taxon | FZ A | FZ B | FZ C | FZ D | ||||
Litokoala kutjamarpensis | − | + | + | − | ||||
Neohelos tirarensis | + | + | + | − | ||||
Wakaleo oldfieldi | − | + | + | − | ||||
Rhizophascolonus crowcrofti | + | + | + | − | ||||
Paljara tirarensae | − | + | + | + | ||||
Marlu kutjamarpensis | − | − | + | − | ||||
Marlu syke | − | + | + | − | ||||
Marlu ampelos | − | − | + | − | ||||
Ektopodon serratus | − | + | − | − | ||||
Wakiewakie lawsoni | − | + | − | − | ||||
Ganawamaya acris | − | + | + | − | ||||
Ganguroo bilamina | − | + | − | − | ||||
Madju variae | + | + | + | − | ||||
Bulungu palara | + | + | + | − | ||||
Miminipossum notioplanetes | − | − | + | − |